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Mercer 65, Sewanee 36

MACON, Ga. (AP)

Travis Smith scored 15 points in 23 minutes as Mercer opened its
season with a 65-36 victory over Sewanee on Saturday.

The Bears shot at least 50 percent in each half, finishing at
53.2 percent overall (25 of 47), while holding the Division III
Tigers, who counted the game as an exhibition, to 26.7 percent (12
of 45) from the field.

Sewanee scored the opening basket of the second half after
trailing 30-18 at the break, but Mercer ran off 14 consecutive
points for a 44-20 advantage. The Tigers went 7 minutes, 37 seconds
without scoring.

Bud Thomas and T.J. Hallice scored nine points each and Jakob
Gollon had eight points for Mercer, which finished last season by
winning five games in the CollegeInsider.com tournament to take the
title.

The Bears were voted preseason favorites in the Atlantic Sun
Conference by the league's coaches.

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